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C. Burnett 
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Posted: 06 May 2010 at 9:02pm |
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Are these cutters worth the money?
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Thad in AR.
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Posted: 06 May 2010 at 9:41pm |
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I have one and really like the way it cuts but it's falling apart. Not very heavy duty for rough country.
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Eldon (WA)
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Posted: 06 May 2010 at 11:07pm |
I bought a used 7' last year, wasn't really impressed with it. I'd take a LandPride instead....but my JD MX8 is the killer!
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Edited by Eldon (WA) - 06 May 2010 at 11:11pm
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DonDittmar
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Posted: 07 May 2010 at 5:59am |
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Have a Razor back, which is a cheaper line built by Bush Hog. Not Impressed. Dads Woods finish mower has just as heavy deck.
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Scott(SC)
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Posted: 07 May 2010 at 6:24am |
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I bought a Razorback slightly used, it hadn't even dulled the original blades. It never did dull those blades before the gears rounded off and stopped meshing. I had an Economy brand 5 ft next to it that had lasted pretty good for a cheap one: it's on it's second or third set of blades and the gearboxes looked identical. I was not impressed with the service I got from the Razorback.
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Jim Lindemood
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Posted: 07 May 2010 at 7:34am |
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I have a 5' Squealer that I run behind a 5030 to keep trails open through the back hills. Not real heavy work - it does a great job for me. The 5030 is basically my wife's tractor. She uses it with the squealer along some of our fence rows and around the barn area - Does just fine for her. I have also used it on some of the open areas in the back woods- smaller patches - again not real heavy trash. For what we do with it - paired to the 5030 - it has done a great job for us. Had it 5 yr's now - no problems. Did replace shear bolt after mowing a decent size rock - not hurt the mower at all.
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Osage_Orange
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Posted: 07 May 2010 at 9:02am |
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It depends! I have two: A Bush Hog Model 307 (7 foot) pull type.....it is a heavy duty (has a slip clutch) machine and I use it for all "real" brush hogging. Also have a 6 ft 3-pt Squealer.........I use it for trimming up close to trees in the woods. It does a good job, but I really baby it.......Use grade 2 bolts for shear pins instead of grade 8. The owner's manual says not to cut sprouts larger than 1" diameter. If I were only going to have one machine, I would opt for a heavier duty one than the squealer........FWIW..........O_O
Edited by Osage_Orange - 07 May 2010 at 9:04am
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R Aiken
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Posted: 07 May 2010 at 10:22am |
 C. Burnett wrote:
Are these cutters worth the money? |
Most everything is worth the money, just depends on how much money.
I have a Bush Hog like Eldon's second picture. I got it a few years ago for $50 or less at an auction. It has a slit and a ding on top and a bad U joint. But for some reason it has new blades, stump jumper, shafts, and gears.
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Dave A
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Posted: 07 May 2010 at 4:52pm |
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Had a woods D80 work a lot better that the landspride we have at work. Could mowe at a good clip with my old Case
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Hudsonator
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Posted: 07 May 2010 at 6:29pm |
My squealer is 17 years old. SQ72 pull type. For a WD or WC, it was a perfect match. I have done more with it than it was supposed to do, but the tractor's hp and the slip clutch option I ordered kept both from tearing up. I've used it to cut down trees dang near 6" through, by slowly backing it up onto the tree trunk and lettin' the chips fly.
When I began pulling it with the JD 5410 and forgetting to keep the slip clutch serviced (It rusted up) - the gearbox grenaded. $300 for a 65 hp heavy duty gearbox. I freqently bend the pto shaft tubing, but can't blame that on the machine itself. It usually gets bent while being backed off into ditches etc.
For the money, I won't complain. Pay attention to the hp rating of the gearbox, as not all Squealers are the same. Anything less than a 40 hp gearbox will not last if subjected to more hp than its rating.
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There isn't much a WC can't do.
WD's just do it better.
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